Title 11 — Title 11

Municipal corporations may from time to time adopt ordinances and resolutions not inconsistent with the laws of the state to carry into effect or discharge the powers and duties conferred by the applicable provisions of this title and any other applicable provisions of law and to…

Municipality to Adopt Certain Ordinances; Concurrent Jurisdiction of Municipal Courts with District Courts. Repealed by Act 2013-283, §9, effective August 1, 2013. History: (Acts 1982, No. 82-442, p. 694, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-635, p. 1195, §1.)

5 Municipalities. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to all Class 5 municipalities of this state, as such class is designated by act of the legislature. (b) The municipal governing bodies are hereby authorized by resolution to call for referendum elections, which shal…

All courts of the State of Alabama shall take judicial notice of all municipal ordinances of each Class 1 or Class 2 municipality. History: (Acts 1987, No. 87-645, p. 1150; Acts 1987, No. 87-780, p. 1532; Act 2021-501, §1.)

Resolutions Generally; Manner of Awarding Contracts on Bids. (a) The style of an ordinance of a city or town shall be, “Be it ordained by the city (or town) council of _______ as follows:” inserting the name of the city or town as the case may be. (b) No ordinance or resolution i…

Approval by Mayor and Publication by Clerk; Recall of Ordinances or Resolutions from Mayor. In cities having a population of 12,000 or more, all resolutions or ordinances intended to be of permanent operation, after having been passed by the council, shall be transmitted by the c…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if the mayor shall disapprove of any ordinance or resolution transmitted to him or her as provided in Section 11-45-3, within 10 days of the time of its passage by the council, he or she shall return the same to the clerk with his or her …

Salaries of Officers and Employees. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every ordinance and resolution fixing the salaries of employees and officers of the city shall be submitted to the mayor as other ordinances and resolutions are to be submitted and may be approved in pa…

No ordinance shall be amended after its passage by providing that designated words be stricken out or that designated words be inserted or that designated words be stricken out and other words inserted in lieu thereof, unless the ordinance or section or subdivision thereof amende…

The council may provide at any time it may deem proper for the revision and codification of its ordinances or for the adoption of a code by ordinance. History: (Code 1907, §1254; Acts 1909, No. 200, p. 197; Code 1923, §1995; Code 1940, T. 37, §461.)

Effect; Adoption of Certain Technical Codes by Reference. (a) All ordinances shall as soon as practicable after their passage be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and be authenticated by the signature of the clerk. (b)(1) All ordinances of a general or permanent nature, ex…

(a) Municipal ordinances may provide penalties of fines, imprisonment, hard labor, or one or more of such penalties for violation of ordinances. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no fine shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500), and no sentence of imprisonment or …

Certain Offenses; Fines; Failure to Appear; Disposition of Funds. (a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), the governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may authorize any law enforcement officer of a municipality or any law enforcement officer of the state, in lieu o…